One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and some mechanical engineering students at Texas A&M University-Kingsville are reusing recycled plastic to make clipboards — but that’s not all they’re doing.
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The students are using 3D printers and presses to make items like musical instruments, tools and game pieces as well.
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The students are taught by Professor Larry Peel, who is reducing plastic waste by making clipboards.
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“Shopping bags, milk jugs and all those things,” Peel said. “Squish it down and it gets the final shape. This was just having fun and making designs.”
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Peel and his students have also been working on parts for a new type of airplane wing.
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“We continue working with the Air Force research lab for three summers,” Peel said.
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